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A  CINEMA—  THEATRICAL  ENTERTAINMENT 


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in  a 
Prologue  6? 

Two    Acta 


Under  the  Supervision  of 

LLOYD  BROWN 
Directed  by 

DONALD  CRISP 


Music  Selected  by  . 

LLOYD  BROWN 

Compiled,  Arranged  Cf  Composed 
by  EMIL  BlERMAN 


Cinematograph    by 

ENRICO  VALLEJO 

Costumes    &   Properties    Designed 

by  ALEX.  F.  HARMEK 


CAST  OF  CHARACTERS— PROLOGUE 
Time — 1845  to  1864         Place — Santa  Barbara,  Monterey  and  San  Gabriel  Mission 

•^X         Senorita  Ramona  Gonzaga Sister  of  Senora  Moreno Miss  Mabel  Van  Buren 

Angus  Phail  Scotchman — wealthy  ship  owner Mr.  Richard  Sterling 

General  Felipe  Moreno  Distinguished  Mexican  General Mr.  N.  de  Brullier 

Senorita  Hennosa  Gonzaga  /  (  Daughter  of  Commandante  of  the  i  -v/r-     T      i-       T 

Svir  r TO     *    n     L        n      -J-  f Miss  Lurline  Lyons 

enora  Moreno \  I  Santa  Darbara  Presidio  ) 

Senor  Gonzaga Father  of  Ramona  and  Hermosa Mr.  Hubert  Whitehead 

Lieutenant  Francis  Ortegna Husband  of  Ramona  Gonzaga Mr.  Arthur  Tavares 

Father  Salvierderra  ,Padre  of  the  Santa  Barbara  Mission Mr.  H.  M.  Best 

Star  Light  Ramona  Ortegna's  Indian  Maid Miss  Alice  Morton  Otten 

Soft  Wind   Squaw  Wife  of  Angus  Phail Princess  Red  Wing 

Ramona  Phail Age  4— Daughter  of  Angus  Phail Miss  Anna  Lehr 

Felipe  Moreno,  Jr Son  of  the  General  and  Senora  Moreno Master  Victor  Vallejo 

Padres — Spanish  Ladies — Spanish  Dons — Dancing  Girls — Indians 

CAST  OF  CHARACTERS— ACT  I. 
Time — 1879         Place — Camulos,  Temecula  and  San  Diego 

Senora  Gonzaga  Moreno W^ife  of  General  Felipe  Moreno Miss  Lurline  Lyons 

Felipe  Moreno,  Jr Age  23 — Son  of  Senora  Moreno  Mr.  N.  de  Brullier 

SENORITA  RAMONA   PHAIL Age  19— Daughter  of  Angus  Phail Miss  Adda  Gleason 

Alessandro  Assis Son  of  Chief  Pablo  Assis Mr.  Monroe  Salisbury 

Father  Salvierderra Age  80 — Franciscan  Father Mr.  H.  M.  Best 

Juan  Canito Head  Shepherd  at  the  Moreno  Rancho Mr.  E.  Valencia 

Margarita .'.Daughter  of  Marda,  the  Cook Miss  Beatrice  Burnham 

Marda Cook  at  the  Moreno  Rancho Mrs.  H.  Davenport 

Old  Juanita ,. Bean  Shelter  at  the  Moreno  Rancho Mrs.  Gordon 

Jose One  of  Alessandro's  Shearers J.  Wesley  Warner 

Chief  Pablo  Assis Chief  of  Temecula  Indian  Village Chief  Standing  Bear 

Carmena Jose's  Wife Inez  Gomez 

Mrs.  Hartsell Wife  of  Storekeeper  at  Temecula Mrs,  Rosa  Dray 

Jim  Farrar Leader  of  Americans — Despoilers  of  Temecula Mr.  James  Needham 

Father  Gaspara Padre  of  the  San  Diego  Mission  Mr.  J.  L.  Franck 

Benito  Baba  Capitan 

"Alessandro's  Horse"  "  Ramona's   Horse"  "Juan  Can's  Collie" 

Sheep  Shearers — Mexicans — Indians — Americans 

CAST  OF  CHARACTERS— ACT  II. 

Time — 1879  to  1881          Place — San  Pasquale,  Saboba,  Cahuilla  and  San  Bernardino 

Ysidro  Alessandro's  Cousin  at  San  Pasquale Mr.  Joe  De  La  Cruz 

Jeff  Hyer From  Tennessee Mr.  W.  Planett 

Aunt  Ri Wife  of  Jeff  Hyer Mrs.  Helen  Hayward 

Joshua Son  of  Jeff  and  Aunt  Ri Mr.  Glenn  Marhoefer 

Government  Indian  Doctor  at  San  Bernardino ' Mr.  Learned 

Government  Indian  Agent  at  San  Bernardino Mr.  Chas.  G.  Fuller 

Capitan  of  the  Cahuilla  Village Mr.  Thos.  Cassidy 

PRODUCING  STAFF 

Director                  .....              Donald  Crisp  Musical  Conductor           ....  Carli  D.  Elinor 

Assistant  Director     .              .              .                         J.  Wesley  Warner  VI  ^_-        1  r.          D                      •  /  Robert  H    Poole 

Laboratory  Superintendent          .                                            F.  H.  Crou.e  National  Press  Representative.        .  {  Monroe   LathrVp 

Scenic  Artist J.  H.  Holden  Wardrobe  Mistress                 .              .              .  Mrs.  M.  Roessler 

Interior  Mechanic             ...                             .      E.  Brewer  Property  Master                ....  Walter  Strohm 

Exterior  Mechanic                   ....     Samuel  Bacon  Asst.  Property  Master           .              .              .  W.  S.  Errhardt 

Papier  Mache  Artist        .              .              .              .       G.  K.  Muldorfer  Asst.  Camera  Man  H.  Glennon 


Next  Clune 
Production 


"THE  EYES  OF  THE  WORLD" 


HAROLD  BELL  WRIGHT  S 

Southern  California    Adventurous   Love    Story 


-SYNOPSIS- 

CLAJNE'S  PRODUCTION 


ROBERT     H.  I=>OOJL/E^  . 

(PROLOGUE) 

It  was  early  morning  in  Santa  Barbara.  The  day  of  General  Felipe  Moreno's 
wedding  to  the  beautiful  Senorita  Hermosa  Gonzaga  dawned  clear  and  bright. 
Many  Indians,  all  of  whom  had  fek  the  loving  care  and  counsel  of  Hermosa  and 
the  General,  came  from  afar  and  gathered  at  the  grand  old  Mission  to  prepare 
for  the  festival  occasion,  and  Father  Salvierderra,  standing  on  the  Mission  steps, 
blessed  them.  Never  before  in  the  history  of  California  had  such  a  notable  event 
taken  place,  for  General  Moreno  was  then  the  highest  officer  in  the  Mexican 
Army.  He  had  persistently  wooed  and  finally  won  the  beautiful  Senorita 
Hermosa,  for  among  the  many  suitors  for  her  hand,  Felipe  alone  was  welcome. 
As  the  General  and  his  bride  passed  out  of  the  Mission,  accompanied  by 
Father  Salvierderra  and  the  other  Padres,  they  were  greeted  by  the  cheers  of 
the  thousands  of  people  gathered  about  the  Mission  steps.  Then  as  a  path 
was  opened  for  the  bridal  procession,  the  General  and  his  bride  passed  up 
the  street,  seating  themselves  in  the  bridal  bower,  where  they  received  the 
many  gifts  that  portrayed  the  love  of  the  humble  folk  for  them. 

It  was  a  day  of  festivities;  on  the  left  hand  a  barbecue  had  been  prepared, 
near  which  the  older  of  the  Indian  women  were  making  tortillas  to  the  great  joy 
of  the  little  Indian  boys  and  girls.  As  was  the  custom,  the  Indians  took  part 
in  the  peculiar  dances  of  their  kind,  which  were  enjoyed  by  the  Spanish  Dons 
and  ladies  attending  the  wedding. 

The  beautiful  Senorita  Ramona  Gonzaga  came  from  afar  to  attend  the 
wedding  of  her  younger  sister,  and  it  was  while  on  her  way  that  she  encountered 
Angus  Phail,  the  wealthy  owner  of  many  ships  sailing  between  the  Pacific 
Coast  and  other  countries.  Immediately  impressed  by  the  beauty  of  Ramona, 
Phail  was  only  too  glad  to  assist  in  the  repairing  of  her  "carreta"  which  had 
broken  down  in  the  middle  of  a  small  stream,  leaving  her  helpless,  as  none  of  her 
Indians  were  strong  enough  to  lift  the  ox-cart  and  replace  the  wheel  which  had 
fallen  off.  At  the  marriage  feast,  Phail  was  ever  at  the  side  of  Ramona,  and 
during  the  days  that  followed,  wooed  her  so  persistently  that  she  finally  consented 
to  become  his  wife.  His  ambition  before  their  marriage  was  to  make  one  last 
voyage  and  secure  for  Ramona  certain  wonderful  jewels  that  he  had  promised 
himself  in  time  past  should  belong  to  his  bride;  so  he  made  preparations  and  sailed 
away,  Ramona  promising  to  be  faithful  until  his  return.  However.  Phail  had 
not  been  gone  many  weeks  before  Ramona,  not  sure  in  her  love  for  him  and 
influenced  by  the  attentions  of  Lieutenant  Francis  Ortegna,  a  handsome  young 
officer  of  the  Mexican  Army,  enjoyed  gay  times  at  the  Presidio  near  her  home. 

Eight  months  had  passed,  and  Phail  was  returning  to  the  girl  who  had 
filled  his  thoughts  every  moment  of  that  time.  He  had  pictured  his  return  and 
Ramona's  'reception  of  him  many,  many  times,  and  now  as  his  sailors  dropped 
the  anchor  and  prepared  to  take  him  ashore,  his  joy  knew  no  bounds.  Taking  his 
box  of  jewels,  he  went  immediately  to  Ramona's  home,  and  seeking  to  surprise 
her,  quietly  dodged  among  the  trees  that  grew  beside  the  walk  and  finally 
stopped  beneath  one  right  next  to  the  porch.  As  he  waited,  soft  strains  of  music 
came  from  the  house,  and  thinking  it  was  for  his  welcome,  he  was  about  to  enter, 
when  Father  Salvierderra  came  through  the  doorway  followed  by  Ramona  and 
Lieutenant  Francis  Ortegna. 


Then  came  Ramona's  father  and  those  who  had  attended  Ramona's 
marriage  to  Ortegna.  Ramona  in  her  bridal  gown  was  more  beautiful  than  ever, 
and  Phail,  never  having  dreamed  she  would  prove  unfaithful,  could  scarce  believe 
his  eyes.  Finally,  comprehending  all,  he  rushed  from  the  scene  and,  maddened 
to  despair,  sought  solace  in  wine.  Ramona,  dumfounded  by  Phail's  return  (as 
she  had  given  him  up  as  lost),  regretted  her  marriage  to  Ortegna,  because  she 
was  well  aware  of  the  noble  qualities  of  the  man,  Phail,  and  the  happiness  that 
would  have  been  hers  as  his  wife. 

Thus,  Ramona  Gonzaga,  influenced  as  many  are  by  a  passing  fancy,  ruined 
the  hopes  and  joys  of  two  lives.  Grief  stricken,  she  left  with  her  husband  for 
his  home  in  Monterey.  Scarcely  had  a  few  short  months  passed  before  his 
dissipation  and  brutality  caused  her  to  lose  all  respect  for  him. 

A  year  had  elapsed,  with  Phail  sinking  lower  and  lower  through  constant 
drink.  Having  sold  all  of  his  ships  he  was  reduced  almost  to  poverty.  The 
jewels  he  had  brought  back  for  Ramona,  however,  still  remained  secure,  as  he 
had  vowed  never  to  part  with  them.  One  day  while  visiting  her  father  in  Santa 
Barbara,  Ramona  Ortegna  drove  past  a  saloon  wherein  Phail  was  drinking,  and 
an  Indian  standing  in  front  of  the  door,  thinking  to  gain  Phail's  favor,  spoke 
insultingly  of  her.  Phail,  stung  to  the  quick,  seized  the  man  and  threw  him 
into  the  street. 

The  man  returned,  and  breaking  an  earthen  jar  over  Phail's  head,  started  a 
general  fight— Phail  against  a  dozen  of  the  Indians.  Phail,  still  strong  in  early 
manhood,  was  victorious,  but  not  until  he  had  been  severely  wounded.  Ramona, 
witnessing  the  fight,  was  heartbroken,  for  she  realized  that  her  marriage  to 
Ortegna  was  the  cause  of  Phail's  downfall. 

A  short  time  after  this  Phail  disappeared,  and  after  many  wanderings 
throughout  Southern  California,  making  his  first  habiting  place  in  Los  Angeles, 
he  drifted  to  the  oU  San  Gabriel  Mission.  He  had  reached  the  point  where  he 
was  but  the  shell  of  a  man  and,  falling  ill  one  day  before  the  hut  of  an  Indian 
squaw,  the  Indian  woman  took  him  in  and  nursed  him  back  to  health. 

Later,  Phail  married  the  squaw  and  quietly  settled  down  in  the  lirde 
Indian  village,  where  a  few  years  later,  Ramona  was  born.  This  seemed  to 
awaken  in  Phail  a  desire  for  the  refinement  of  his  earlier  days.  In  comparing 
Ramona  with  the  other  children  of  the  squaw  and  the  careless  manner  in 
which  they  were  raised,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  taking  her  to  Ramona 
Ortegna,  who  still  remained  the  ideal  of  his  dreams.  Suffering  great  hardships 
on  the  way,  he  walked  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  miles  to  Ramona  Ortegna's 
home,  and  receiving  the  blessing  and  advice  of  Father  Salvierderra,  left  his 
babe  in  her  arms. 

Now,  k  happened  that  the  Senora  Ramona  Ortegna  had  had  no  children 
of  her  own,  so  all  of  her  love  was  lavished  on  little  Ramona  Phail.  The  fact 
that  her  husband,  greatly  dissipated  by  constant  drinking,  was  very  brutal  to  her, 
only  increased  her  love  for  the  child,  and  Phail,  realizing  that  his  babe  was  in 
safe  keeping,  disappeared  and  was  never  heard  of  again. 

Little  Ramona  Phail,  the  joy  of  Ramona  Ortegna's  life,  grew  to  be  four 
yeais  of  age  before  her  foster-mother  died,  as  the  result  of  her  husband's  brutality. 
Before  her  death,  however,  she  called  her  sister,  Senora  Moreno,  to  her  bedside 
and  entrusted  little  Ramona,  and  the  jewels  left  with  her  by  Phail,  to  her 
care;  and  Senora  Moreno,  true  to  her  trust,  took  Ramona  into  her  home  as  a 
companion  to  her  only  son,  little  Felipe. 


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ACT  I. 

"  It  was  sheep  shearing  time  in  Southern  California."  *  The  entire  Moreno 
household  showed  signs  of  great  activity,  {or  sheep  shearing  time  was  the  busiest 
of  the  year.  The  Senora  Moreno  had  carefully  planned  with  her  son  Felipe, 
that  the  sheep  shearing  should  not  take  place  until  the  arrival  of  Father 
Salvierderra  in  order  that  the  Indian  shearers  would  be  present  when  the  dear  old 
Franciscan  Father  held  early  Mass  and  vespers  in  the  little  chapel. 

Already  the  shearing  had  been  delayed  many  days,  the  Senora  Moreno 
excusing  herself  by  the  fact  that  Felipe  was  ill.  As  his  part  of  the  shearing  was 
indeed  no  small  share  of  the  work,  she  was  not  anxious  that  he  should  begin  until 
he  had  quite  recovered. 

Felipe  and  his  mother  were  not  the  only  ones  on  the  rancho  eagerly  awaiting 
the  arrival  of  Father  Salvierderra,  for  Ramona,  daughter  of  Angus  Phail,  then 
nineteen  years  of  age,  could  scarce  wait,  as  Father  Salvierderra  had  been  so 
kind  and  gentle  toward  her  that  his  coming  each  year  were  the  brightest  spots  in 
her  life.  And  the  Father  might  well  be  gentle  to  Ramona,  for  although  the 
Senora  Moreno  was  fulfilling  her  trust  to  her  sister,  Ramona  Ortegna,  she  could 
never  bring  herself  to  love  the  child  entrusted  to  her  care,  and  thus  during  all  the 
days  that  Ramona  had  been  in  the  Moreno  household,  she  yearned  for  affection 
and  love.  In  Felipe  alone  had  she  a  true  -friend;  but  Felipe,  though  loving 
Ramona  dearly,  was  governed  entirely  by  his  mother's  will.  However,  Ramona 
was  beloved  by  the  entire  household,  excepting  the  Senora,  for  she  was  indeed 
the  sunshine  of  the  place. 

Naturally  a  beautiful  girl,  her  unassuming  manner  won  the  hearts  of  all  who 
came  in  contact  with  her.  "She  had  just  enough  of  olive  tint  in  her  complexion  to 
underlie  and  enrich  the  skin  and  not  make  it  swarthy.  Her  hair  was  like  her 
Indian  Mother's —  straight  black,  but  her  eyes  were  like  her  father's — steel  blue. 
Unless  one  came  very  near  to  Ramona,  they  were  not  sure  that  her  eyes  were 
not  black,  for  her  heavy  black  eye-brows  and  long  black  eye-lashes  so  shaded 
and  shadowed  them  that  they  looked  black."  ' 

Now,  as  Father  Salvierderra  was  nearing  the  Moreno  Rancho,  he  felt  that 
he  was  nearing  the  last  stronghold  of  the  Catholic  faith.  The  Senora  Moreno 
had  ever  been  a  staunch  follower  of  the  Church  and  would  never  allow  anything 
to  interfere  with  her  sacred  duties  to  it.  Anxious  to  arrive  at  the  Senora's  home, 
Father  Salvierderra,  taking  a  short  cut,  found  himself  in  the  midst  of  an  old-time 
mustard  field,  the  mustard  standing  in  some  places  twenty  feet  high.  While  in 
the  midst  of  the  mustard  he  heard  the  clear  notes  of  a  voice  singing  the  second 
stanza  of  St.  Francis's  inimitable  lyric,  "The  Canticle  of  the  Sun."  For  the 
moment  he  stood,  spell-bound,  and  then  threading  his  way  through  the  mustard, 
came  upon  a  sight  that  thrilled  him,  for  Ramona,  somehow  feeling  the  presence 
of  Father  Salvierderra,  had  followed  this  path  hoping  to  meet  him. 

It  was  a  joyful  greeting,  and  as  they  both  stepped  from  the  thicket,  as  they 
neared  the  Moreno  house,  a  great  calm  and  peace  came  over  Ramona. 

The  next  morning,  or  the  morning  after  Father  Salvierderra 's  arrival,  the 
whole  Moreno  household  was  awakened  by  his  voice  as  he  began  to  sing  the 
first  notes  of  the  sunrise  hymn.  He  had  scarcely  finished  the  second  line  when 
a  half  dozen  voices  had  joined  in,  and  before  the  last  words  of  the  chorus  were 
reached,  everyone  on  the  rancho  had  awakened,  and  was  taking  part  in  the 
beautiful  hymn  which  had  become  a  part  of  the  lives  of  the  people  of  that  period. 


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After  Father  Salvierderra  had  held  early  Mass  in  the  little  chapel,  and 
breakfast  was  over,  the  sheep  shearing  was  begun,  and  it  was  during  one  of  his 
most  strenuous  efforts  to  keep  pace  with  the  great  speed  which  is  always  a  part  of 
sheep  shearing,  that  Felipe,  still  weak  from  his  recent  illness,  fell  unconscious  in 
the  large  bag  wherein  the  fleeces  were  packed.  Alessandro  was  the  first  at  his 
side,  and,  exhibiting  great  strength,  placed  Felipe  over  his  shoulder  and  making  a 
perilous  trip  across  the  beam  whereon  the  bags  were  stretched,  brought  Felipe 
safe  to  the  ground,  where  Ramona,  Margarita  and  others  of  the  household  were 
waiting  with  the  restoratives  that  were  to  bring  Felipe  back  to  consciousness. 

After  the  sheep  shearing,  Felipe,  still  confined  to  his  bed  with  a  high  fever, 
seemed  to  be  comforted  only  by  Alessandro,  and  it  was  not  an  unusual  thing 
to  find  Alessandro  standing  just  outside  Felipe's  window  singing.  It  was  this 
singing  that  soothed  Felipe  and  placed  him  on  the  road  to  recovery.  Father 
Salvierderra  having  left,  the  Senora  was  at  a  loss  to  know  what  to  do,  for  during 
the  latter  part  of  the  shearing,  Juan  Can,  the  head  shepherd  of  the  Moreno 
rancho,  had  fallen  and  broken  his  leg,  and  the  Senora,  always  so  self-reliant,  found 
herself  for  the  first  time,  facing  a  situation  with  which  she  seemed  unable  to  cope. 

At  this  time,  the  thought  occurred  to  her  that  perhaps  Alessandro,  who, 
having  taken  care  of  his  father's  great  flocks  of  sheep  at  the  Temecula  Indian 
village,  was  well  accustomed  to  the  duties  of  the  position  left  vacant  by  Juan 
Can's  illness,  so  she  eagerly  pleaded  with  Alessandro  to  remain  until  Felipe 
should  be  well.  It  was  not  only  the  duties  of  the  rancho  that  troubled  the 
Senora,  it  was  also  the  soothing  influence  that  Alessandro  had  upon  her  son, 
Felipe.  It  was  this  plea  that  overcame  the  pride  "of  Alessandro,  the  son  of  Chief 
Pablo  Assis,  and  he  agreed  to  remain  at  the  rancho. 

Now  Alessandro's  mastery  of  the  violin  was  wonderful,  for  the  notes  from 
the  instrument  as  he  drew  the  bow  across  the  strings  seemed  to  express  the  very 
soul  of  the  peaceful  and  natural  life  which  he  had  always  lived;  and  thus  it  was 
that  seeking  to  further  comfort  Felipe,  he  sent  Jose,  one  of  the  fastest  riders  of  his 
band  of  shearers,  to  his  father's  house  to  secure  and  bring  back  for  him  his  violin. 

The  night  ride  of  Jose  on  this  mission  for  Alessandro  will  always  be 
remembered  as  one  of  the  thrilling  episodes  of  the  peaceful  Indian  village  of 
Temecula;  Jose  made  the  distance,  and  returning  by  noon  the  following  day, 
placed  the  violin  in  Alessandro's  hands. 

After  that,  scarcely  an  evening  passed  but  the  beautiful  strains  from 
Alessandro's  violin  issued  from  Felipe's  room.  It  was  the  wonderful  confidence 
the  Senora  had  in  Alessandro  that  secured  her  consent  to  his  making  for  Felipe  a 
bed  made  from  the  thongs  of  green  hide  stretched  across  wooden  poles,  which 
was  then  considered  by  the  Indian  folk  as  a  sure  means  to  recovery  for  those 
sleeping  upon  it.  Further,  Alessandro  influenced  the  Senora  to  allow  Felipe  to 
sleep  out  of  doors  all  night,  and  overcoming  her  misgivings,  the  Senora' s  heart 
went  out  in  gratitude  to  Alessandro  on  the  day  following,  when  Felipe  awakened 
with  a  new  light  in  his  eyes,  and  hungry  for  the  food  that  he  theretofore  had  refused. 

The  days  passed  uneventfully  after  this,  until  Ramona  and  Alessandro 
suddenly  awakening  to  their  love  for  each  other,  were  found  by  the  Senora 
near  the  little  brook  in  each  other's  arms,  and  interpreting  the  situation  from  a 
viewpoint  of  one  who  had  always  shuddered  at  the  thought  of  love  or  marriage 
between  an  Indian  and  a  white  person,  she  locked  Ramona  in  her  room  and 
dismissed  Alessandro  from  her  presence. 


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The  days  that  followed  were  indeed  troublous  ones  for  Ramona  and 
Alessandro;  for  being  denied  each  other's  presence  was  like  denying  the  birds  of 
the  air  their  beloved  sunshine.  Having  found  an  opportunity  to  meet  him, 
Ramona  pleaded  with  Alessandro  to  take  her  away,  and  Alessandro,  thinking  of 
his  father's  large  pastures  and  that  he  could  provide  handsomely  for  Ramona, 
consented.  The  next  step  was  to  gain  the  Sefiora's  consent,  and  taking  Felipe 
into  their  confidence,  who  as  a  brother  advised  Alessandro  to  return  to  Temecula 
and  come  back  in  a  few  days  for  Ramona,  by  which  time  he  hoped  to  gain  the 
consent  of  his  mother.  After  several  momentous  interviews  with  her,  at  which 
time  she  was  most  emphatic  in  her  stand  that  Ramona  and  Alessandro  should 
never  marry,  Felipe  bowed  to  his  mother's  will;  and  it  was  with  many  misgivings 
that  Ramona  awaited  Alessandro's  return. 

When  on  the  fourth  day  he  had  not  returned,  her  misgivings  grew  to 
consternation  and  fear,  and  each  passing  day  found  Ramona  more  and  more 
under  the  influence  of  the  fear  that  something  terrible  had  happened  to 
Alessandro;  thus  it  was  that  as  the  days  sped  she  became  ill  and  was  confined 
to  her  bed.  h  was  sunset  of  the  eighteenth  day  after  Alessandro's  departure, 
that  Ramona,  in  a  semi-conscious  state,  after  ceaseless  prayers  to  the  Virgin 
Mary,  fek  the  nearness  of  Alessandro.  It  must  indeed  have  been  a  great  love 
that  bound  them  together,  to  have  told  Ramona  of  his  nearness.  Leaving  her 
room,  she  stole  in  the  dusk  across  the  little  brook  to  the  willows,  her  heart  beating 
in  eager  anticipation,  until  in  the  distance,  leaning  against  a  tree,  she  saw  the 
figure  of  Alessandro,  wan  and  haggard,  showing  the  result  of  the  terrible  ordeal 
through  which  he  had  passed.  Ramona,  touched  by  his  appearance,  heard  the 
story  of  the  burning  of  his  father's  village,  and  the  despoiling  of  the  Indians  by 
the  American  settlers,  who  in  their  greed,  receiving  the  sanction  of  the  government, 
had  taken  from  the  Indians  all  of  their  land. 

Alessandro,  having  lost  all  of  his  possessions,  had  returned  to  the  Moreno 
rancho  for  one  last  farewell,  as  he  now  had  no  home  to  offer  Ramona;  but  she, 
whose  love  for  Alessandro  was  as  pure  and  sincere  as  any  love  could  be,  would 
not  hear  of  Alessandro's  departure  without  his  taking  her  with  him.  Ramona's 
pleading,  against  his  better  judgment,  finally  influenced  Alessandro,  and  securing 
her  few  little  belongings,  together  with  food  for  the  journey,  Ramona,  the  daughter 
of  Angus  Phail  and  the  Indian  squaw,  left  to  become  the  wife  of  Alessandro  the 
Indian,  son  of  Chief  Pablo  Assis,  the  chief  of  the  Temecula  Indian  village.  It  was 
their  intention  to  be  married  by  Father  Gaspara  at  San  Diego  and  it  was  after 
four  or  five  days'  traveling  that  they  arrived  at  the  little  chapel  and  were  married. 

ACT    II. 

After  their  marriage,  Alessandro  took  Ramona  to  the  San  Pasquale  Indian 
village,  where  dweh  his  cousin,  Ysidro,  and  they  were  given  a  cordial  welcome. 
Alessandro  built  for  Ramona,  on  some  ground  given  him  by  his  cousin,  a  little 
adobe  house,  and  there  they  dwek  happily  in  each  other's  love. 

A  year  and  a  half  had  passed  when  one  day  there  came  to  bless  their  home 
a  little  babe  who  was  christened  by  Father  Gaspara  "Eyes  of  the  Sky,"  and  it 
seemed  that  greater  happiness  could  not  come  to  Alessandro  and  Ramona. 

But  rt  was  not  many  months  before  the  American  setders,  still  greedy  for 
more  fertile  land,  found  an  opportunity  to  drive  the  Indians  from  their  little  village 
of  San  Pasquale.  Alessandro  and  Ramona,  seeking  to  find  some  spot  where  they 
could  live  in  peace  and  happiness,  left  San  Pasquale.  In  driving  over  the  San 
Jacinto  mountain  they  encountered  a  terrible  snow  storm.  Seeking  shelter  in  a 


little  cabin  on  the  top  of  the  mountain,  they  were  given  a  welcome  by  Jeff  Hyer 
and  his  wife,  who  were  in  California  seeking  the  health  of  their  son,  Joshua.  A 
friendship  resulted  which  lasted  for  many  months,  for  Jeff  Hyer  settled  at  the  little 
hot  springs  near  the  Indian  village  of  Saboba,  where  Ramona  and  Alessandro 
sought  refuge;  and  it  was  at  this  Indian  village  that  the  little  babe,  "Eyes  of  the 
Sky,"  never  having  fully  recovered  from  the  severe  cold  of  the  snow  storm  on 
San  Jacinto  mountain,  died. 

Alessandro,  in  despair  from  the  constant  trouble  that  followed  in  their  foot 
steps,  became  as  one  demented,  and  after  they  had  been  driven  by  other  white 
settlers  from  the  Indian  village  of  Saboba,  sought  safety  in  a  lonely  spot  in  the  San 
Jacinto  mountain.  It  was  here  that  their  second  babe  was  born  and  they 
christened  it  "Ramona." 

Alessandro  never  quite  recovered  from  his  mental  trouble,  and  at  times  did 
things  for  which  he  was  not  responsible.  But  the  people  near  whom  they  lived, 
both  Indians  and  white  settlers,  knew  of  his  affliction  and  did  everything  they 
could  to  help  him. 

One  day  Alessandro,  in  quitting  a  little  settlement,  not  knowing  what  he 
was  doing,  left  his  own  horse,  and  mounting  another,  rode  it  home.  When 
Ramona  noticed  that  he  was  not  riding  his  own  horse,  and  Alessandro,  still 
suffering  from  his  illness,  went  immediately  to  bed,  she  planned  that  he  should 
return  the  horse  the  moment  he  awoke.  It  was  while  he  slept  that  the  owner  of 
the  horse,  Jim  Farrar,  drove  to  their  door,  and  calling  Alessandro,  shot  him  as  he 
appeared  in  the  doorway. 

Ramona,  alone  and  grief-stricken  at  Alessandro's  death,  knew  nothing  of 
the  events  of  the  next  few  days. 

Meantime,  events  had  been  rapidly  transpiring  at  the  Moreno  rancho; 
Felipe  upon  finding  that  Ramona  and  Alessandro  had  gone  away,  had  searched 
the  country  for  them;  and  the  Senora  Moreno,  stricken  by  her  son's  affection  ior 
Ramona,  which  seemed  to  her  greater  than  for  herself,  died,  after  telling  Felipe 
about  the  jewels  entrusted  to  her  care  by  her  sister,  Senora  Ramona  Ortegna. 

Felipe,  awakening  to  the  great  wrong  his  mother  had  done  Ramona,  vowed 
never  to  rest  until  he  had  found  his  beloved  foster-sister,  but  it  was  only  after 
many  weeks  of  wandering  that  he  arrived  at  their  little  home  in  the  San  Jacinto 
mountains,  just  after  Alessandro's  death.  Grieved  beyond  description  at  the 
terrible  events  through  which  Ramona  had  passed,  Felipe  took  Ramona  and  her 
little  babe  back  with  him  to  the  Moreno  rancho,  where  she  was  received  with 
great  joy  by  the  remaining  members  of  the  Moreno  household. 

Felipe's  love  in  the  meantime  had  developed  from  a  brother's  affection  to  a  love 
much  greater  and  deeper,  and  h  was  his  one  desire  to  bring  happiness  to  Ramona, 
who,  awakening  to  the  true  and  noble  quality  of  Felipe's  love  for  her,  consented 
to  become  his  wife.  California  held  many  remembrances  that  would  always 
bring  back  the  terrible  events  through  which  they  both  had  passed,  so  they  sought  a 
new  home  and  a  new  life  in  Mexico  City,  where  the  name  of  Moreno  was  still 
held  in  warm  remembrance. 

"Few  husbands  were  so  blessed  as  the  Senor  Felipe  Moreno.  Sons  and 
daughters  came  to  bear  his  name.  The  daughters  were  all  beautiful;  tut  the 
most  beautiful  of  them  all  and,  it  was  said,  the  most  beloved  by  both  father 
and  mother,  was  the  oldest  one — the  daughter  who  bore  the  mother's  name, 
and  was  only  the  step-daughter  of  the  Senor,  Ramona — Ramona,  daughter  of 
Alessandro,  the  Indian."  * 

*  Quotations  from  Tourist  Edition  of  Ramona.    Published  by  Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  at  Boston. 


ARTHUR  TAVARES,- 

" LIEUT.  FRANCIS  ORTEGNA  " 


MABEL  VAN  BUREN,- 

"RAMONA 


RICHARD  STERLING,- 

" ANGUS  PHAIL  " 


H-M-BEST,- 

'FRSALVIERDERRA 


BEATRICE  BURNHAM- 

"MARGARITA* 


ALICE  OTTEN,- 

"STARUGHT" 


